Jewelry tray



Nov. 27, 1923. v

G. C. RUECKERT JEWELRY TRAY Filed Nov. 8, 1922 .Jf. em.

Patented Nov. 2'7, 1923.

warren STATES titans Parana oer-ice.

GEORGE o. RUECKEBT, or PROVIDENCE, nnonn ISLAND.

JE'WELRY TRAY;

Application filed November 8, 1922. Serial No. 599,661.

T all whom it may concern:

' be it known that I, GEORGE C. Rononnn'r, a. citizen of the United States, residing at Providence, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Jewelry Trays of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to jewelry trays adapted for the transportation and display of jewelry mounting cards.

The essential objects of my invention are security of mounting cards against acciden tal escape; adaptability for removal and substitution of the card retaining frame; and the attainment of these ends in a simple, light and inexpensive structure.

To the above ends essentially my invention consists in such parts and in such combinations of parts as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings which form a part of this specification,

Figure 1 is a plan view of the device embodying my invention,

Figure 2, an enlarged fragmentary top plan view of a corner of the same,

Figure 3, an enlarged bottom plan view of the retaining frame,

Figure 1, a fragmentary section on line 4& of Figure 1,

Figure 5, a section on line 55 of Figure 3, and

Figure 6, a perspective view of the slotted end of across bar.

Like reference characters indicate like parts throughout the views.

My device includes a tray or box, either open or closed, comprising side walls 8 and end walls 9. Glued or otherwise fixed to the walls is a floor 11 preferably of soft fabric, also fast to bottoms of the walls are thin guide strips 12 preferably of fiber or metal and spaced above the floor. In this case the floor and guide strips are attached to the walls by nails 13.

Detachably mounted in the box is a retaining frame comprising longitudinal bars or strips 15 and transverse bars or strips 16 intersecting each other. Each bar 15 comprises a fiat base portion 17 and a central elevated rib portion 18. In this instance an intermediate part of the base portion 17 is omitted. Each bar 16 comprises a base 20 and rib 21 r p ively, Que end of each bar .16 is undercut, to form an inwardly extending slot 22' as shown in Figure 6. These slots; are purposed to receive the strips 12. The bars 15 and 16 are of lengths to respectively abut lightly at their endsaga-inst the walls 9 and 8. i

The rigid and rectangular character of the frame does not permit entire engagement of the frame by the slot construction. For this reason the following auxiliary detachable fastening means has been devised. Upon one or more of the bars 16, in this case three,- near their ends opposite to the slotted ends are pairs of clips or 10 king plates 24 disposed side by side on the base at opposite sides of the rib. In detail each late is of thin stiff material, in this case 0 steel, and is approximately quadrant shaped comprising a. portion 25 extending laterally of the bar to which it is attached and a free end portion 26 disposed at right angles to the lateral portion and extending longitudinally of the bar and parallel to the latter. member 24 is pivoted upon the bottom of the base 20 and is provided upon its outer edge with a notch 27. Near its inner end each portion 25 is provided with a perfora tion 28 through which loosely passes an eyelet .29 tight in an opening 30 in the base 20 at one side of the rib 21. The ends of the eyelet are upset to form flanges 32 and 33 engaging the clip and base respectively. The member 24: has pivotal action on the member 29.

To introduce the frame into. the box the former elevated at a slight angle is moved so that one strip 12 enters the slots 22. The

The.

frame is now dropped into a horizontal partments of the retaining frame.

It is also to be understood that the language used in the following claims is intended to cover all of the generic and specific features. of the in ention in des r bed;

and all statements of the scope of the invention which, as a matter oflanguage, might be said to fall therebetween.

I claim 1. In a jewelry tray, a rectangular box having Walls, and afifioor secured to the Walls, strips upon two opposite Walls ex-,

having Walls, and a floor secured to the Walls, strips upon two oppos te Walls extending above the floor, a retaining. frame 7 comprising longitudinal bars and intersect ing transverse bars, said transverse bars being provided With slots in their ends adapted toloosely receive one of the strips, and having their opposite ends resting upon the other strip, and anglllarly disposed locking plates pivotally mounted at their inner ends upon the transverse bars and having their outer ends so disposed as to move beneath the other strip, said locking plates being provided with lateral cavities.

In testimony whereof]: have affiXed my 7 signature.

GEORGE o. RUECKEBT, 

